Ivy League

Ivy League

a group of colleges in the NE U.S. forming a league for intercollegiate sports: often used to describe the fashions, standards, attitudes, etc. associated with their students

Origin of Ivy League

from the fact that many of the buildings are traditionally ivy-covered

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Ivy League

noun

An association of eight universities and colleges in the northeast United States, comprising Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale.

adjective

Of or resembling the traditions of the Ivy League.

Origin of Ivy League

So called because of the ivy-covered older college buildings

Related Forms:

Ivy Leaguer
noun

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Proper noun

An association of eight universities and colleges in the USA, known for high quality.

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